Jiro Okura
"A Line of Breath Between Wood and Light"
June 11, 2021
Thursday, June 4-Saturday, August 22, 2026
All galleries
Free
A survey of late Japanese minimalist sculptor Jiro Okura reconnects an underseen international figure with the Appalachian site that shaped a pivotal body of work.
This exhibition revisits the legacy of the experimental Mountain Lake Workshops founded in the 1980s, contextualizing projects by artists such as Ray Kass and John Cage and highlighting research and conservation initiatives.
Image
Mountain Lake Screen Tachi, 1990; cashew oil paint and gold leaf on black walnut; 16 four-panel screens; 102 inches high, width variable